Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-01-02 01:31:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 24EDC400E2FFC350BC56784E7EDC83F58CC410E2A2062BB7C5CAE043DBEF3DAD
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Original Note:
Biden said if Russia invades a NATO country, there will be war (Article 5). https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/12/29/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-russias-aerial-assault-on-ukraine/ Russia has repeatedly indiscriminately attacked civilians in Ukraine throughout the war and committed war crimes. https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/20/russia-forces-ukrainians-occupied-areas-military https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/03/war-crimes-indiscriminate-attacks-infrastructure-systematic-and-widespread https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/10/1142617 Ukraine is entitled to defend itself under Article 51 of the UN Charter. https://legal.un.org/repertory/art51.shtml
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